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So you just refresh those pages and notice when someone adds a new comment? That sounds crazy. There must be a better way.

• krapp 7mo ago
  Hacker News is designed under the assumption that the quality of a discussion decreases and the likelihood of arguments/flamewars increases over time, and as the ratio of comments to upvotes increases. If you aren't willing to to put in the effort of checking for responses to your comments, chances are you have nothing of value to contribute. That it takes more effort to do so over time is a feature, not a bug. Just do what most people here do and cease to care about any conversation once if falls off your threads page.
  • alcazar 7mo ago
    Wouldn't the people receiving responses to their comments be the ones with value to contribute? If you don't add value, you're likely not getting replies anyway, so this isn't an issue. Thanks for confirming that most people are just refreshing their threads page. I was hoping for a better solution, but it is what it is.
    • fragmede 7mo ago
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